Examples Of Overcoming Shyness

When I was little, I was very shy around new people. I usually only showed who I actually was around my family. I didn’t have a friend who I could be myself around, they were usually just friends who I would play with at recess. That was until everything changed, and I moved across the town of Derby.

Growing up I was known to be a very shy child. I was too scared to talk to anyone and I was very reserved. I always have cared about what people thought about me. I didn’t want to wear “boy” clothes because I worried kids would make fun of me. I didn’t even make close friends until fifth grade. When I did finally feel comfortable at school and found amazing friends, I decided to switch schools shortly after for a chance at new opportunities. It lead me to standing alone in a crowded high school while I waited for that first bell to ring, so I could head to my first period class.

Since I was young, there was a communication barrier that existed between me and the outside world. My shyness led me to many downfalls on my academic side. Not understanding a topic would mean that I would never be able to clarify any questions that were on my mind. Until around 6th grade, I always considered myself introverted; I had the inability to blend in with strangers, peers and teachers.

My freshmen year, it took me a while to start talking to new people because I was super shy. However, due to my performance in my races, people started to learn my name and actually reached out to me to get to know me. Therefore, I began to become familiar and more comfortable with the members on my team. I decided that I needed to do the same and connect with others my sophomore year. To do so, I started to join various school clubs and attend my church’s youth services, where I met new people. Now my peers see me as a “social butterfly”.

I’m pretty shy but i’m slowly learning to not be because being shy misses a lot of possibilities you want to do but being shy passes those

As a little girl I was always the one who would hide behind her father’s leg. At the dinner table I would be quiet so I would never be brought into the conversation. The older I got, the more I came out of my shell. I still could never break free, though. It wasn’t until I became involved in organizations, that I was able to interact with people and take initiative.

Like I said before, I was the shyest kid ever growing up, I would go out of my way just to avoid talking to people I was unfamiliar with. Many people from school rarely heard me speak, I was easy to forget about. I kept to myself and did my work. Even outside of school I stayed to myself, only ever hanging out with a few friends. Even when high school started I was quiet. I began hanging out with more people, but there were still a lot of

Everyone knows the feeling of wanting to speak to someone yet the fear of rejection is stuck in the back of your mind, refusing to leave. "Painfully shy", a term used by fellow peers when describing me, and I must admit that they are far from wrong. I find myself stuck in an endless cycle of worry and regret, missing out on great opportunities as the thought of socialising with people I don't know makes my stomach churn and my palms sweat, a wave of nausea crashing over my entire being. I don't think "shy" is the correct label for me. However, I'm unsure what it is that's wrong with me, nor do I know if I will ever find out.

I have always been sort of a shy kid; I kept to myself and did not interact with other people if I did not have to.

Whenever I think about my time in elementary school and even in early middle school, I can't help but just smile, reflecting on how everything in my life appeared to be a perfect chain of events that resulted in who I am now. I remember always being told as a kid that I was shy and didn’t talk much. At first I wondered why I had such a lack of social skills and wondered why I had such a hard time expressing what I thought. While I personally believe I have overcome my shyness and have become a much more open and expressive person, I sill think back to what may have caused that awkward period of time.

When I came to the age where it was time to go to school, I was horrified. I remember most mornings it was a struggle for my mom to drop me off. After years went by, my shyness seemed to get a little bit better, especially after moving to Texas in fifth grade. Throughout middle school I wasn't as shy but I still kept only a few close friends and would never speak to a large group of people. It wasn't until high school, where I finally broke out of my shell into the person I've always wanted to be.

When I was little, I was little shy around new people, I am still a little shy, but have become more of a people person.

Throughout my middle school years I was always shy. This stems back to my race and ethnicity; I never wanted to stand out. In high school I opened up, but I was still uncomfortable talking to those I barely knew. I sometimes forced myself to hang out with new people and experience different programs related to community service and soccer, and this helped me to find my passions, but I still felt out of place. I'm not fully Chinese or American. I fall in both categories sometimes it's easier to hide than speak out.

I am very shy when it comes down to talking in front of a crowd or walking in front of a crowd of people.All my life I've always been kind of shy when you first meet me, but once you get to know me, you'll forget that I ever was shy. In middle school some people who didn't really know me too well thought of me as shy, and maybe even weird for "not talking." I was judged for it, and I was always aware that I was being judged, even at a younger age. Starting in about 6th grade, I was known as the shy girl who never talked, and I was just so used to people thinking of me as that girl that I actually believed what people were saying. It's hard being shy because people think they can just walk all over you and have it be okay because obviously you're not going to say anything. So all throughout elementary and middle school I was walked over, and judged for no reason. There were other scenarios I can't even talk about, and too many of them, but that's not what this essay is about.When I smile at people, it shows that I'm outgoing, friendly, happy, and a great person. And that's what I want to be known as, right?

I was not always a social and outgoing individual and I considered myself unlucky in life. I never stood out and did not have enough confidence to attempt to